Loose-leaf binder



March 3, '1931.

G. w. NEWMAN 1,794,917

LOOSE LEAF BINDER Filed Oct. 18, 1926 EB; 5602376 Was/Hm (to/z lye wmanPatented Mar. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE WASHINGTONNEWMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WILSON-J ONES 00., A.CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS LOOSE-LEAF BINDER Application filed October18, 1926. Serial No. 142,351.

This invention relates to a loose leaf binder of that type involvingimpaling posts which are removably hinged to the cover thereof.

The problem sought to be solved in connection with a binder of this typeconsists in combining the hinge strips and impaling posts with a thinflexible cover in such a way that there is little or no liability of thecover being torn through use, or the hinge strips becoming disassociatedfrom the cover.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of partshereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofthis invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the different views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a loose leaf binder involving thisinvention.

" or imitation leather, or any other suitable material. A pair of hingestrips 2 provided with curled eyeleted portions 3 at one margin thereofare provided. These hinge strips are suitably slotted, as indicated at4, for a purpose that will presently appear. These hinge strips areapplied at spaced points upon the interior side of the cover 1 and arelongitudinally directed with the curled eyelets projecting rearwardly.They are secured or combined with the cover by I means of plates 5sheathed in fabric or the like which are applied to the outside of thecover and which are provided with tangs 6 50 which extend through thecover and through the slots 4 and are bent or crimped over the hingeplates 2.

The curled eyelet 3 on each hinge strip is cut away at spaced points forreceiving the end of impaling posts 7 which are provided with eyelets attheir ends for receiving the locking rods 8 which are slidably mountedin said eyelets.

It will be evident that if an attempt were made to secure hinge platesto a thin flexible cover without the use of the sheathed plates 5 thecover would soon be torn or worn out at the point of connection with thehinge plates. It will, therefore, be evident that according to thisinvention it is possible to use a thin flexible cover in theconstruction of such a binder by attaching the hinge plates as hereinset forth.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by theprior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a loose leaf binder, a flexible cover, a pair of hinge stripsinteriorly of the cover, a pair of sheathed plates exterior of thecover, and tangs on said sheathed plates extending through said coverand through said hinge plates for combining the latter with the cover.

2. In a loose leaf binder, a one piece flexible cover, a pair of hingeplates interiorly of the cover, each plate having an eyeleted margin andspaced slots, an anchor plate superposed over each hinge plate upon theexterior side of the cover, and means cooperating with said slots forsecuring each anchor plate to the underlying hinge plate.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE WASHINGTON NEWMAN.

